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Coils, Batteries and Paperclips is a free printable Grade 3 science worksheet on measuring cause and effect in electromagnets and other non-contact forces, aligned to NGSS performance expectation 3-PS2-3. It prints 4 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two students in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.

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Coils, Batteries and Paperclips

3-PS2-3

NameDate

Look at the results, then answer.

1.
5 rubs10 rubs20 rubs01234567891011
Paper pieces picked up by a balloon rubbed on a sweater. Which number of rubs picked up the most?
2.
1 cm3 cm5 cm8 cm02468101214
Paper pieces lifted by a rubbed balloon held at four heights above them. Which height lifted the fewest?
3.
1 battery2 batteries3 batteries012345678910
Paperclips lifted by the same coil joined to one, two and three batteries. How many clips did two batteries lift?
4.
1 cm2 cm3 cm5 cm0123456789
Clips pulled up by a bar magnet held at four heights above them. Which height pulled up the most?

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Answer key — Coils, Batteries and Paperclips

Set 22. Prints on its own sheet.

  1. 1.20 rubs, which picked up 11 pieces.
  2. 2.8 cm, which lifted 0 pieces.
  3. 3.7 clips.
  4. 4.1 cm, which pulled up 9 clips.

Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 3-PS2-3 of the Next Generation Science Standards.